Local productive families should be given more practical support to help them market their products and further grow their businesses, the Central Municipal Council (CMC) has suggested.
The council issued a number of recommendations in this respect yesterday, at its regular bi-weekly session, addressed to the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME).
The CMC suggested that the MME study the possibility of allocating fixed places to such families in public parks and gardens, managed and operated by the ministry, to encourage them to market their products and reach out to a broader customer base.
Another study should be conducted to explore the possibility of issuing permits to these families to operate trolleys and push-carts to act as a platform for marketing their products. Also, plots of land should be allocated to act as assembly points for these push-carts and trolleys, as part of efforts undertaken to encourage the productive families to develop their small businesses.
The CMC also issued a number of recommendations to preserve the external looks of commercial complexes and multi-story buildings. It said the MME could study the possibility of putting decorative covers around garbage containers at these place, which could help preserve the aesthetic appeal of these structures.
Also, the relevant ministerial decision on the regulations for public cleanliness should be enforced, the members stressed. Accordingly, every multi-story building and complexes should allocate a “collection room” for garbage containers, away from parking lots and common corridors, easily accessible by garbage collectors and trucks.
Meanwhile, the council received a response from HE the Minister of Municipality and Environment Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi on the expansion of an area temporarily allocated for workers’ accommodation in the Umm Al Zubarah area with 166,000sqm on the northern side and 330,200sqm on the southern side. In addition, necessary services were provided, including public facilities, commercial outlets, gardens and mosques. Some spaces were also allocated for greenery.
Regarding lease contracts, there is a suggestion to increase their duration from one year to five renewable years.
Regarding the risks that fuel tanks in the Abu Hamour area may pose to inhabitants of the neighbourhood, Qatar Fuel (Woqod) stressed that sophisticated safety and security measures and precautions had been put in place, and there was an effective protective system in case of fires.
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